No Option But Sabotage w/ Thomas Zeitzoff

No Option But Sabotage w/ Thomas Zeitzoff

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May 8, 2026 · 48 min

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Thomas Zietzoff about his book on the radical environmental movement and the climate crisis.

On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Joshua Frank and Erik Wallenberg are joined by Thomas Zeitzoff to talk about his new book, No Option But Sabotage: The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis . No Option But Sabotage explores how far activists are willing to go to defend the planet in the face of repression and the escalating climate crisis. Thomas Zeitzoff is a professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University. His research focuses on political violence, social media, and political psychology. He is also the author of Nasty Politics: The Logic of Insults, Threats, and Incitement. You can find the debate between Murray Bookchin and Dave Foreman discussed in this episode here . The post No Option But Sabotage w/ Thomas Zeitzoff appeared first on CounterPunch.org .

People in this episode

Hosts: Joshua Frank, Erik Wallenberg

Guest: Thomas Zietzoff

Topics covered

  • radical environmental movement
  • climate crisis
  • political violence
  • activism
  • social media
  • political psychology

Keywords

  • sabotage
  • environmental activism
  • climate change
  • political psychology
  • social media
  • political violence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American University

Books & works: No Option But Sabotage The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis, Nasty Politics: The Logic of Insults, Threats, and Incitement

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